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Character profile number one:

Wanda Maximoff.

Problems with original MCU Wanda;

A white Christian. Comic Wanda is Romani Jewish. There is nothing wrong with white Christian characters but taking an *CANONICALLY* Romani Jewish character and making them a white Christian is not a good look for the MCU. Lots of people don’t like this choice marvel made and I for one agree,she should be played by a Romani Jewish actress,it’s a part of her character and shouldn’t be removed or glossed over. I’m not going to talk about how her MCU potential is Racist or anything since I am not Romani or Jewish,but I still think she should be Portrayed as Romani Jewish.

Gets away with everything. Yes the hex wasn’t on purpose *at first* but she still chose to keep the hex up even when she figured out that it wasn’t real. I’m sure you can just go on the anti Wanda tags to see what she’s done in the MCU that she’s somehow gotten away with.

None of the writers know how to use her properly. She’s just kind of there for drama and ooooh pretty magic powers(in my opinion)

Girl that origin what is that.

I could go on but geez they did Wanda dirty in the MCU.

Okay,before go on a rant about how much I hate MCU Wanda,let’s-

Let’s fix her up shall we?

So first things first,faceclaim.

I-

Actually don’t have a good one sadly,finding Actresses that are COMFIRMED to be both Romani and Jewish is harder for me then expected,though maybe I’m just technologically illiterate and don’t know what I’m looking for. Regardless I’m positive there are plenty of good actresses out there who could do a wonderful job as Wanda and fit with her comic accurate background. Feel free to DM me suggestions as to who could play her!

Sticking with the Mutant version of Wanda’s story from some of the older comics,this includes Magneto being Wanda and Pietro’s adoptive father figure,the twins even originally believing Magneto to be their biological father,and the presence of Polaris/Lorna Dane being Magneto’s biological daughter and The twin’s adoptive sister.

Agatha is going to be a presence much earlier in the MCU and,well I still think Kathryn Hahn was an amazing casting choice,I’m going to tweak her backstory to fall more in line with Comic Agatha,but I’ll cover that more later.

Wanda will certainly still do bad thing but they will definitely kick her in the ass later. She will also do good obviously,but I’m not 100% which way to take her character just yet. I don’t want her to be 100% villain though,she will definitely lean to the heroic side but even heroes have their moments of bad decision making and borderline villainy. We’ll have to see how it plays out as I iron out the story.

Wandavision as a whole is going to be thrown in the trash. In this rewrite that will never happen. I will include a storyline surrounding Wanda based possibly off the House Of M,and other Wanda-centric comic stories,but nothing too inline with Wandavision.

Might change up how her powers look a little bit. Maybe a bit more distinct and less wispy? Idk something to make it look cleaner and most powerful,but nothing too drastic.

Powers shall be based off of mutant Wanda’s powers in the comics. Before she was changed to…not being a mutant.

She will be Serbian,and keep her accent through the entire storyline,even if it changes to be less noticeable over time it will still be there.

She’s going to be tough as hell but not necessarily the strongest character flat out. Definitely a close contender,but I don’t think there is going to be a definite ‘strongest’ in this storyline. Wanda will still definitely whoop ass though don’t you worry.

Hand to hand combat will be entering her skill set,Cap will personally train her at some point so she doesn’t completely rely on her powers.

Won’t have full access to all her powers in the beginning and will have to train to get access to them. No sudden magically upgrades because of emotional distress although emotional outbursts may cause her powers to go temporarily haywire. Lots and lots of training for her. Definitely still an Omega-Level Mutant in the end though,promise.

Pietro won’t die. He’s a speedster,he can dodge bullets.

Vegetarian Wanda. I vaguely remember a comic mentioning her being Vegetarian and I think it would be something interesting to include.

Running gag of there being at least two other Wanda Maximoffs near Wanda’s place of residence in Manhattan,and the three of them getting calls meant for each other frequently,something also mentioned in the comics.

Wanda will 100% be treated like an adult. She’s like 30 something not 19,come on MCU writers,she’s a grown ass woman.

I think that about covers it for now-

I’ll definitely expand on this as I iron out the story beats but for now,this is roughly how I would have written a version of Wanda for the MCU.

Remember to be civil please,this is just how I personally would write Wanda for the MCU,if I had the chance to control the MCU from the start. Not meant to set off any Wanda Stans I swear this is just my opinion

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Alrighty hello and welcome!

I’m Night,but you can call me whatever,and I’m here to fix the MCU.

Listen I like the MCU,and I like marvel,but there are a lot of problems with it,from both a diversity stand point(trust me it would look a lot more diverse if the characters were comic accurate) and from a story telling stand point(Endgame was a mess and I refuse to be told otherwise).

So,I’m going to….rewrite it. Fix it up,make it nicer,add some characters I think really should be in the MCU but aren’t for some bizarre reason(JESSICA DREW seriously why isn’t she there-). Obviously I will but attempting to avoid issues I’m not suited to cover(I can’t write racial struggles since I’m white,or write an accurate story about DID since I don’t have DID) but I can attempt to correct the whitewashing(I don’t have to be POC to tell that turning a Romani Jewish Character into a white Christian is wrong)and also cover stuff like PTSD(which I do have) based on my own experiences.

This won’t just be for improving the MCU’s garbage diversity and whacky storylines though! This will also be for fun and all that,don’t take it to seriously.

A bit about casting,I don’t keep track of the weird bullshit actors get up to,so I’ll be picking purely off if they fit the bill for the character physically and if I think they could pull off playing said character so if I pick someone problematic,I do apologize I’m not doing it on purpose.

So,anyways,keep in mind that this is mostly for fun and how *I* would rewrite/recast the MCU,and I haven’t read every single marvel comic on the planet,nor do I know every actor on the planet,so there might be some stuff missing.

Also fair warning Wanda will be completely different and much more comic accurate,since I actually like Comic Wanda,as well as actually called out for her wrong doings and such,so MCU Wanda Stans,this might not be the tumblr page for you.

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DNI list!

Stans. Any kind,if you are an obsessive Stan of anything please don’t,just,don’t. I’m going to be airing out personal problems with the MCU as I do this and really don’t want death threats,thanks.

Standard bigots,Homophobes,Transphobes,Terfs,people who fetishize minorities,pro-shippers,pedophiles,all that jazz.

DSMP community,I have several problems with that community and don’t want them anywhere near me.

SPOP community,Same thing As DSMP.

People who like DC but Bash Marvel/people who like Marvel but Bash DC. Both are good,let people like them,I personally like both myself so I won’t stand for it.

People who are incapable of talking to me civilly about this. If you have criticism come talk to me in private about.

People who fake mental illnesses,as a neurodivergent(ADHD/Dyslexia/Dyscalculia) mentally ill woman myself it makes me feel gross to see people pretending that these conditions are uwu quirky or whatever.

Obsessive shippers. Your ship doesn’t have to be the only ship,chill.

I will probably add to this at some point but for now It should work.